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    The Landlords
    The Landlords
    The Landlords
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    The Landlords

    By Rich Cole

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    "The Landlords" is a brief but imaginative story exploring the relations between the modern human race and a group of aliens called 'the Landlords' who reveal to us that we have only been allowed to exist on planet Earth based on an ancient contract with them, a contract which recently expired and warrants our eviction from Earth. The story explores various interactions that the human race has with these extraterrestrial beings and how the world's leaders are pressed to find solutions while the aliens plot ways to rid the planet of us, gently or forcibly.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSeagull Editions
    Release dateMay 18, 2023
    ISBN9798223469575
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